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Final Exam: Brain Anatomy Flashcards

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Part of brain that contains neuron cell bodies

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Grey matter

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Cell bodies inside CNS

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Nuclei

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Cell bodies outside CNS

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Ganglion

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Grey matter is located on the inside/outside of the brain

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outside

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Grey matter is located on the inside/outside of SC

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Inside

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Part of brain containing axons and supporting cells

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white matter

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3 basic anatomical regions of the brain?

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  1. cerebrum
  2. cerebellum
  3. brainstem
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2 hemispheres of the cerebrum?

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Right and left hemisphere

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how do the right and left hemisphere of the cerebrum communicate?

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Corpus callosum (CC)

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What are the 2 types of convolutions of the cerebrum

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  1. gyri

2. sulci

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elevated folds of he concolutions of the cerebrum

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gyri

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depressed grooves of the cerebrum

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sulci

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Cerebral cortex is made up of grey/white matter.

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grey

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What is the job of the cerebrum?

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conscious perception of sensory input and initiation of conscious movement

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T/F. Reflex pathways to sensory input must relay through the cortex.

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F. does not

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What are the 3 general regions of the cerebrum

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  1. internal capsule
  2. cerebral cortex
  3. Basal nuclei
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region of the cerebrum that is the projection of tracts from the brain stem to the cerebrum

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internal capsule

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is the internal capsule of the cerebrum grey or white matter

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white

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outer layer of gray matter of the cerebrum?

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cerebral cortex

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What are the 3 areas of the cerebral cortex?

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  1. sensory fields
  2. motor areas
  3. association areas
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What are the sensory fields of the cerebral cortex?

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conscious perception of stimuli

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What is the function of motor areas of the cerebral cortex?

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voluntary movement of skeletal m.

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What is the function of association areas of the cerebral cortex?

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integration of sensory info and planning of voluntary movement, memory, reasoning, judgement, emotion

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What is the basal nuclei of the cerebrum?

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inner layer of grey matter

regulation of movement

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5 cortical lobes of each cerebral hemisphere?

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  1. occipital
  2. parietal
  3. frontal
  4. temporal
  5. piriform
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lobe of the cerebral hemishpere for conscious perception of visual info.

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occipital lobe

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lesions associated with the visual cortex of the occiptial lobe may produce _____

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cortical blindness

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What is contained in the parietallobe of the cerebrum

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somatosensory cotex

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What is the function of the somatosensory cotex?

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conscious proprioception and sensory input form skin

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lesions of the parietal lobe can cause:

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  1. hemineglect
  2. postural reactions
  3. spacial perception deficits
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What lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for initiating voluntary motor functions

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frontal lobe

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What is the function of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum?

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  1. voluntary motor functions

2. memory and behavior

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what is contained int he frontal lobe of the cerebrum?

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sensorimotor cortex

34
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Lesions of the frontal lobe:

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  1. delay of movement
  2. changes in behavior
  3. contralateral C/S
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What is contained in the temporal lobe of the cerbrum?

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Auditory cortex

36
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what is the function of the auditory cortex of the temporal lobe?

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perception and interpretation of auditory info

37
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What is the function of the piriform lobe of the cerebrum?

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perception of olfactory info

38
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Piriform lobe has strong connections to the _______ system

39
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What is the function of the limbic system

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autonomic and emotional reflexes and responses

40
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What is the function of the cerebellum

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coordination and fine tuning of movements

41
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The cerebellum communicates with other parts of the CNS via nerve tracts called the ______.

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cerebellar peduncles (CP)

42
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What remains after the cerebellum and cerebrum have been removed:

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brain stem

43
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What are the 7 parts of the brain stem?

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  1. thalamus
  2. hypothalamus
  3. optic tracts
  4. epithalamus
  5. corpora quadrigemina
  6. pons
  7. medulla oblongata
44
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Relay center for all afferent (sensory) information except smell

45
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essential in maintenance of homeostasis, has direct connection to the pituitary gland

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hypothalamus

46
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melatonin secretion, circadian rhythns, estrus

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epithalamus (pineal gland)

47
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What are the 2 parts of the corpora quadrigemina

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  1. rostral colliculus (visual reflexes)

2. caudal colliculus (auditory reflexes)

48
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Fibers of the ____ for the cerebellar beduncle

49
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junction b/t the brain and spinal cord

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medulla oblongata

50
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Group of structures that function in emotional and survival drives. (ring around brainstem?

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limbic system

51
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The 4 F’s of the limbic system:

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  1. Fighting
  2. Feeding
  3. fleeing
  4. fornicating
52
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What is the functions of the thalamus (Th)?

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conscious sensory input, minus olfaction, relayed through Th before reaching cerebral cortexx

53
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Wakes up the cerebral cortex

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Reticular activating system of the Thalamus (RAS)

54
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Blood supply of the spinal cord:

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  1. ventral spinal a.

2. Dorsal spinal a.

55
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main 2 aa. of the brain

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  1. basilar a.

2. cerebral a. circle (from internal carotid)

56
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modification of the collateral suply to the cerebral arterial circle, supplied by br. of the maxillary a. and basilar a.

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rete mirabile

57
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What are the ventricles of the brain?

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  1. lateral ventricles (1 and 2)
  2. third ventricle
  3. fourthe ventricle
  4. central canal of SC
58
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What are the 3 meninges of the brain?

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  1. dura
  2. arachnoid
  3. pia
59
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Which meninges of the brain contains CSF?

60
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Which menige of the brain is adhered closely to CNS

61
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Which meninge of the brain is immediately adjacent to the periosteum of the inside of the skull

62
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Where the two dural lyers separate briefly

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Dural reflections

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What are the two dural reflections?

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  1. falx cerebri

2. Tentorium cerebelli

64
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Dural reflection b/t the two cerebral hemispheres

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falx cerebri

65
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Transverse dural reflection b/t cerebrum and cerebellum

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Tentorium cerebelli

66
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Dural reflections are formed where the 2 dural layers separate. space b/t is called ____

67
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What is the importance of the sinuses between dural reflections?

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reabsorption of CSF and venous blood

68
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What are the 3 sinuses of the brain?

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dorsal sagittal sinus (falx cerebri)
transverse sinus (tentorium cerebelli)
dural sinuses
69
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innermost meningeal layer, intimately follows the brain’s gyri and sulci, the region of CSF production

70
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Located b/t the cerebellum and brain stem, can be used for CSF collection

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Cerebellomedullary cistern

71
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T/F the spinal meninges is comprised of the same 3 layers

72
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Narrowing of the spinal column at the caudal aspect

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conus medularis

73
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Where the spinal cord no longer exists and there are only individual nerves withing the spinal canal

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cauda equina

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